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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Date added: December 22, 2008
- Total Downloads: 10,114
- Downloads last week: 35
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A newer version of Flock Browser is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 19 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Flock is designed to streamline and emphasize how you interface with social networking sites, RSS and media feeds, and blogs. Because it's built on Firefox 3, its behavior will feel familiar and it supports most--but not all--Firefox extensions. And yes, the "awesome bar" is part of the latest version.
Flock's social network savvy sidebar is the reason to get this browser. Buttons at the top of the collapsible sidebar make accessing any of your social networking or frequently used Web sites easier than Twittering what you had for breakfast. Feature-focused, each button either helps you get your message out faster, like dragging and dropping photos into Flickr, or helps you read your friends' messages quicker, like the integrated RSS reader. The People button turns the sidebar into a nifty way to track all your social networking accounts. Your avatar is displayed on the left, while the right contains links for new messages and new comments. The bottom holds the links to upload new media when applicable and a hot link to open or close your media stream.
There are also hot links to most major blogging sites, and if you choose to configure it for your own self-published blog, Flock guides you through the process. New users will likely find it overwhelming at first, but it really does give you a more comprehensive and real-time view into your social network than you can get otherwise.
Publisher's description
From Flock :Flock is an award-winning browser, built on Mozillas Firefox technology and designed for the way we use the web today. With Flock, you can easily connect with friends, share with them, and receive updates effortlessly. The Flock browser is safe, free, and fun.
Version 2.0 is built on the latest version of Firefox 3 and it adds MySpace support, Media RSS (MRSS) detection, and new theme support, with two included in the browser installer.
What's new in this version:
- Incorporated Mozilla's 3.0.5 patch for Firefox.
- Updated Flash version
- Removal of Pownce and Piczo services
- Cooliris extension blocked due to crashing issues
- Fix to prevent AOL auto-logout
- Fix to prevent a local favorite, when publishing a bookmark online only
- Fix for Digg login detection
- Fix for Gmail webmail flyout
- Fix for YouTube private message notification
- Fix for Yahoo Mail login detection
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Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
"Superb-o development. And a word on Shiira 1.2.2 Metal."
Pros: Netscape once belted IE, for many reasons - before disastrous design change. This Flock does just that to the rest of the flock It has presentation 'solidity' and reliabilty developers chasing chrome are missing. It also outdoes its Firefox lineage..
Cons: At first I thought its boot was slow, and it is a bit. That unhappily conveys an impression the browser is too ... but it isn't. Also, apathy may be a problem in a crowded field but that springs from an insufficient exploration of Flock's potential.
Summary: I might be in a minority of two here, Mr Editor but - the question of speed aside - Flock 2.0.3 is far and away the best Internet browser available. I was also surprised to see it is built on an increasingly bloated Firefox 'technology' riddled wit... read more >>
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